May 10, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson issued the following statement praising the House of Representatives for passing an amendment by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) to HR 5326 that protects state laws guaranteeing secret ballots in union certification elections from being challenged by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB):

“Four states, Arizona, Utah, South Carolina, and South Dakota had the audacity to overwhelmingly pass state constitutional amendments that guarantee a secret ballot in union certification elections. Now, the NLRB has decided to sue two of them, Arizona and South Dakota. But thanks to Rep. Duncan’s amendment to an agency appropriations bill, the NLRB will be prohibited from using any funds to litigate against any state on the question of secret ballot union elections.